http://www.sacbee.com/entertainment/story/1391705.html
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=6502661
The backlash has begun -- and it is no surprise. Above are links to two stories about people who donated money to the Yes on 8 campaign being personally targeted for their donation. Donations are a matter of public record so it is fine that they are being asked by those around them. What this is turning into though is intimidation for voting in what you believe. If you believe differently than those around you, they can get you to resign (even after 25 years of dedicated service). They can slander your business on all the news channels.
From their point of view, since you "encouraged hate," they can encourage hate against you, making 2 wrongs right. I have been asked why I supported 8. Of course it is because of my religious convictions. Let me see if I can find my exact response:
Where my problem comes is the federal government taking something that I believe is morally wrong and them declaring it morally right. For the most part, I am libertarian when it comes to financial decisions, but when it comes to things that are my beliefs and convictions, I don't believe the government should condone it.
More importantly:
Isaiah 5:20
20 Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,
who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter.
But remember, Jesus said:
18"If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. 20Remember the words I spoke to you: 'No servant is greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also." John 15:18-20.
Is it any wonder that the world is going after those it hates?
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